Karl Strauss tops list of local winners at California State Fair

Karl Strauss beers won four of the nine medals --and one of the two honorable mentions -- awarded to San Diego County breweries at the California State Fair in Sacramento.

The fair's annual commercial craft brewing competition was the mostly hotly contested ever, with 128 breweries entering 844 beers and 12 ciders in 30 categories. Winners will be poured at the fair's Brewers Festival, 3 to 6 p.m. July 19. Advance tickets, $15, can be bought here; admission will be $20 at the door. Fair admission is extra.